Acute Medicine Course

You know the guidelines.
So why does the acute take still feel difficult?

High-quality acute medicine teaching designed for real on-call decision-making.



Real patients don’t present like textbooks – this course shows you how to apply guidelines on the acute take.


Course Overview:

✔ 21 CPD points
✔ Covers the cases you see every shift
✔ Video library + live teaching day
✔ Access to accompanying lecture notes
✔ Built for SCFs, Medical Registrars, and IMTs working in acute medicine
✔ FY doctors, IMGs, and AHPs involved in acute care may also benefit


Designed for doctors who already know the medicine – but want to feel more confident using it on-call.


Modules:

Covers the presentations you see every shift – so you’re not starting from scratch every time:

– Dyspnoea
– Chest pain
– Sepsis
– Headache
– GI bleed
– Falls
– Electrolyte disturbance


See how the teaching works in practice – here are snippets from the
Acute Medicine Course:


Feel clearer, faster, and more confident when managing real patients on-call.


How It Works

  1. Watch: Work through 14 hours of on-demand video modules at your own pace
  2. Attend: Join the full-day live session for case-based reasoning and clinical decision-making
  3. Certify: Receive your CPD-accredited certificate (up to 21 points)
Price: £300 £150 (until May 4th 2026)

If you’re going to spend time on CPD, it should actually make your shifts easier.


Important

CPD certificates are issued directly by CPD UK and are sent out ~4 weeks after attending the live Zoom session. If you can’t make your scheduled session, you’ll be offered a place in the next cohort while keeping full access to all video content. After registration, details on the live session will be sent out via email closer to the session date.

2026 Live Workshop Dates:

  • 7th February 2026
  • 25th April 2026 (next session)
  • 4th July 2026
  • 5th September 2026
  • 1st November 2026

If this way of thinking makes sense to you, you’ll get the most out of this course – join today!

Course Content

Welcome
Welcome
Video Library
Module 1: Dyspnoea
7 Lessons
Approach to the Dyspnoeic Patient
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Asthma
COPD
Pulmonary Embolism
Pneumothorax
Heart Failure
Module 2: Chest Pain
7 Lessons
Approach to Chest Pain
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Pericarditis and Myocarditis
Aortic Dissection
Oesophageal Impaction and Rupture
MSK/Other Causes of Chest Pain
Module 3: Sepsis
5 Lessons
Definitions and Epidemiology
Risk Factors and Pathophysiology
Sepsis Recognition, Sources and Management
Septic Shock and Multi-Organ Failure
Discharge and Post-Sepsis Syndrome
Module 4: Headache
6 Lessons
Headache Framework and Red Flags
Migraine
Tension-Type Headache
Cluster Headache (i.e. Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia)
Case Discussions and Management
Recognising Secondary Causes of Headache
Module 5: GI Bleed
6 Lessons
UGIB: Overview & PUD
UGIB: Oesophagogastric Varices
UGIB: Mallory-Weiss Tear and Others
UGIB Management Overview
UGIB: Overview of Major Haemorrhage Protocol
UGIB: BSG Acute Care Bundle for the Management of Stable UGIBs
Module 6: Falls
7 Lessons
Collapse with LOC Overview
Collapse w/LOC: Syncope
Collapse w/LOC: Hypoglycaemia
Collapse w/LOC: Seizure
Collapse without LOC: Overview
Collapse w/o LOC: (Multifactorial) Mechanical Fall
Collapse w/o LOC: Stroke
Module 7: Electrolyte Disturbance
13 Lessons
Hyponatraemia Part 1
Hyponatraemia Part 2
Hyponatraemia Part 3
Hyponatraemia Part 4
Hypernatraemia
Hyperkalaemia Part 1
Hyperkalaemia Part 2
Hyperkalaemia Part 3
Hypokalaemia
Hypocalcaemia Part 1
Hypocalcaemia Part 2
Hypocalcaemia Part 3
Hypercalcaemia
Live Session
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